Voice to Parliament

In 2023, the Council of Queensland Law Society (QLS) resolved to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart and supports a constitutionally enshrined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

While the Council supports the Voice to Parliament, it also understands that our members, legal professionals and wider community will have views that may be different or are still in the process of understanding the issue and the upcoming referendum and have not yet formed a view. 

Queensland Law Society has provided this page, with varying views and opinions, to help our communities in their understanding and decision making. 

Foundational information

• Uluru Statement from the Heart 
• Referendum Question and Constitutional Amendment
• The Voice Design Principles (Outline)
• The Voice Co-Design Final Report (272 Pages)

Explanatory Information

• Law Council Australia guidance material
• Reconciliation Australia - Information
• ANU First Nations Portfolio - Responding to Common Concerns about an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice 
• Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum

Supportive Views

• Law Council Australia – Constitutional amendment for the Voice is just and legally sound
• QHRC – Supports the establishment of a Voice to Parliament
• Why the Voice? Information Sheet
• Yes23 - FAQs
• The Hon Robert French AC and Prof Geoffrey Lindell
• Lawyers can play role in Voice debate

Opposing Views

• Argument for voting No to the Voice
• Opinion: Why it’s okay to oppose the Voice
• The Hon Councillor Philip Ruddock AO
• The Hon Ian Callinan AC